Man dies after going through ice

November 28, 2007|Emily Arthur-Richardt

An Eden man was found dead Wednesday after authorities discovered his pickup had gone through the ice at Waubay Lake sometime Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning. Craig DuMarce, 43, was westbound on Day County Road 6, along Waubay Lake, when he lost control of his vehicle and slid into the lake, a release from Day County Sheriff Barry Hillestad said. DuMarce's pickup submerged, and the water then refroze over the accident scene, Hillestad said. The Day County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene at 8:49 a.m. Wednesday, and authorities determined a vehicle had likely gone through the ice. The Codington County Search and Rescue dive team recovered DuMarce's body and vehicle from the lake shortly before noon Wednesday. Hillestad said the accident remains under investigation; however, speed appears to be a factor. He said other factors are also being looked at. In addition to the Day County Sheriff's Office and Codington County Search and Rescue, the Day County Emergency Management Office, Day County Community Emergency Response Team, South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks, Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribal Police and the South Dakota Highway Patrol assisted at the scene.